AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reelection campaign entered the new year with $33.5 million in its coffers. The sum is “the second highest” balance recorded by a state officeholder in Texas history, his campaign said.

As President of the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Friday announced his committee appointments for the 89th Legislature.

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected to address topics ranging from sports betting to school funding. The House elected a new speaker, Republican Dustin Burrows. He defeated his own party's choice by securing a bipartisan coalition.

“This is probably the first time in the history of the nation that the minority party chose the Speaker of the majority party,” Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told us on Inside Texas Politic

Abbott’s appearance will come just a week after he joined other Republican governors around the nation at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse — and called for an end to the separation of church and state.

The hotly contested race for leader of the House divided Texas Republicans and produced threats of political retribution against those who supported

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick broke fundraising records in 2024, according to statements issued by their campaigns. Abbott raised a combined total of more than $50 million in 2024, with more than $45 million for Texans for Greg Abbott and over $6 million for the Greg Abbott Campaign,

AUSTIN – Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the legitimacy of his victory and issued a legislative challenge. Perhaps it was a threat. Pass conservative measures or else, Patrick suggested in a social media post and news release.

The 89th Texas Legislature will convene Tuesday. Here are some of the members who will help shape state policies.

Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have left the state of Texas for Washington, D. C., to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trum